The 1885 engraving of the Flapping
Bird
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This index page
provides access to Some Broad Overviews,
which will give you a good idea of what the
parameters of this project are and what the
current state of knowledge is about the history
and development of paperfolding in China, Japan,
and Western Europe / the Americas, respectively.
They are called Brief Histories because they are,
relatively, brief. Information to fill in the
details can be found elsewhere on this site. A Brief History of Paperfolding in
China (in process)
A Brief History of
Paperfolding in Japan (until 1970)
A Brief History of
Paperfolding in Western Europe and the Americas
(until 1931)
There is
also A Chronology of
Paperfolding History, combining
information from all three regions, but you
should note that this page is currently in need
of some substantial updating.
The
parameters of this project can be understood by
reading:
A Note about the
Nature of Paperfolding History
A Note about what is
meant by Paper in this Project
A Note about what is
meant by Folding in this Project
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